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At what temperature will the rms speed of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from the Earth's atmsphere? [ Given, mass of oxygen molecule (m) = `2.76xx10^(-26)` kg, Boltzmann's constant `k_(B) = 1.38 xx 10^(-23) Jcdot K^(-1)` ]

A

`2.508xx10^4K`

B

`1.254xx10^4K`

C

`5.016xx10^4K`

D

`8.360xx10^4K`

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